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Important Questions on Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

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In the following reaction sequence: 

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What is meant by hydroboration-oxidation reaction? Illustrate it with an example.
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When acetone is treated with Grignard’s reagent, followed by hydrolysis, the product formed is:
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From which of the following one, tertiary butyl alcohol is obtained by the action of methyl magnesium iodide ?
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Action of nitrous acid with ethylamine produces
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The process of converting alkyl halides into alcohols involves _____.
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Which of the following alcohols is prepared by acid catalysed hydration of alkenes?
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Which of the following alcohols cannot be prepared by reduction of carbonyl compounds?
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Which of the following are used to convert RCHO into RCH2OH?
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Which of the following are used to convert RCHO into RCH2OH?
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Which of the following reagents convert the propene to 1-propanol
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Monochlorination of toluene in sunlight followed by hydrolysis with aq. NaOH yields
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Alcohol CH32CHCH2OH cannot be obtained by
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R-MgX+HCHO → [P], here P is
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Through which of the following reactions number of carbon atoms can be increased in the chain?
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Ethylene reacts with Baeyer's reagent to give
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Acid catalysed hydration of alkenes except ethene leads to the formation of
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Ethyl alcohol is industrially prepared from ethylene by:
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The alkaline hydrolysis of natural fats and long chain fatty acids gives glycerol and the reaction is known as _____.